Lindsay Yoakam used to load her tray in the dining halls at Rutgers with three or four plates: usually soup, salad, dinner and a dessert that she may, or may not, eat… "I was probably throwing out a good amount,” said Yoakam, a senior nutritional sciences major from Mount Laurel… With the cost of food rising 8 to 10 percent a year, dining services eliminated trays this semester at the Neilson, Busch and Livingston dining halls… In addition to saving money and reducing food waste, some students found that eliminating trays led to healthier eating.
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